SIR JOHN FROISSART
Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries
from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.11
page 382

plain of one of thy fervants, who is, I underftand, attached to thy perfon. • He this morning entered my houfe, and feized by force the goat milk I had provided for myfeif and children, and drank it againft my will. I told him that I fhould com-plain to thee of this outrage, but I had no fboner uttered the words, than he gave me two great cuffs, and would not leave me, though I ordered him in thy name. Sultan, do me juftice, as thou haft fworn to thy people thou wouldeft, that I may be fatisfied, this injury be punifhed, and that every one may know thou wilt fee the meaneft of thy fubje&s righted.*
The fultan was very rigidly determined that all crimes committed within his dominions fhould be feverely punifhed : he therefore liftcned to her attentively, and faid he would do her juftice. He then ordered the varlet to be brought, and con-fronted with the woman, who repeated her com-plaint. The varlet, who dreaded Bajazet, began to make excufes, faying it was all falfe. The woman told a plain tak, and perfifted in its truth* The fultan flopped her, and faid,—' Woman, confider well thy accufation j for, if I find thou haft told me a liç, thou fhalt fuffer death/ c Sir/ replied the woman, f I confent to it j for, were it not true, I could have no reafon to come before thee, and I only afk for juftice.' f I will do it,* anfwered the fultan, c for I have fo fworn, and in-difcriminately to every man or woman within my dominions/ He then ordered the varlet to be
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